December 23, 2014

I could not resist making yet another mode for X-mas. I just took the original Big X-Mas Chow Down mode and replaced "Ch" of the Chow with a "M" as a result the Big X-Mas Mow Down mode was born.

Well, it wasn't quite that easy. That new mode doesn't feature any of the extreme turkey munching nor the candy canes crunching. Instead there are lots of other rider on the winter wonderland roads. They are trying to deliver presents all over the kingdom. But as you might guessed in this kingdom nothing really ever gets delivered for rather obvious reasons. So don't feel bad about ramming them and snatching their presents! Most include giant snowballs that you can then throw at the next rider. Why are there snowballs in the presents? Because some people must have realized that their presents won't get anywhere anyway so they filled them with cheap snow instead.
But you can also find power ups, hats and some magic mutation for yourself and horse in those presents. You also still have to mow down those randomly generated snowmen of course as well as the horned bucket heads but those giant snow balls make it all a good bit easier.

December 19, 2014

Here we go with update #9 which marks version 1.9!
You probably wondered by now why Halloween never seems to end in Last Knight. Wonder no more! It is now Christmas and Santa made your deepest wish come true. What wish that is? To put all those competitor rider to waste.

Competitor Rider

Well, not all of them, some get wasted in the brand new taverns while some others are still out there roaming the kingdom and getting wasted. But they finally respect you now and will not try to get into your way anymore even if that means their painful death. You could say they respect you more then their own live.

Those other rider also represent now all those houses in the game. Like the house of the dancing fox, of the mad unicorn, of the roasted turkeys etc. They wear the flag of their house proudly (till they die around the next corner) and there are also rogue rider that represent their own generated family (and their rather short legacy). When you crafted the castle yet you will see also rider of your own house but you can just ram them in the side anyways, because it is just too tempting to not do!

Tavern

(Nobody is under the influence of alcohol here)

The addition of the tavern acts as the go to place to hear all the drivel. There you can listen to the tales of the wonders of the world. But luckily you don't have to sit through all that boring slipslop and only get the important bits which is in which direction a particular wonder is located. There is a side-effect to the addition of the tavern though, other riders have been seen riding dizzy on their horses while others are simple sleeping while riding and some have even forgot to put on their armors! That can not end well. (As if it ever would)
Note: There is 0% alcohol included in this game. Non, zero, nada! It is all just apple juice in those barrels.
Oh, those randomly generated other rider now also wear randomly generated hats sometimes.

Traders with faces

You probably also wondered why you could only see the dark silhouette of the traders. Fear not, they are not some dark evil demons that hide in the shadows! They are human beings just like you and me, well, for a big part.

Here is the charming diamonds trader brought to light:

Wait, something went not quite right there, lets try again:

No, that was a wrong parameter, lets roll with this, here they are all right:
Isn't it a dream team? Well, one is getting out of line but that has to do. He just got too much magic in him!

The traders are not shy to comment on the hats you wear. You better take their fashion tips seriously because the right hat can help immensely with trying to survive, because magic!

Extra cameras

The extra alternative cameras have been tweaked quite a lot and you can now choose favorites with the number keys from 0-9. There are default favorites which are basically my favorites but you can make them your own by choosing a camera with the mousewheel or in case of the gamepad with the d-pad up and down buttons. To then save a selected camera on a number simply press left control + the number key you want to save it on. You can then also automatically randomize between the favorites by choosing camera 0. (If you have problems with your mousewheel or d-pad you can also lock camera switching by pressing numpad 5) Don't forget, in first person you can instead zoom in and out.

Some Free Games

I participated in 3 game jams recently and out of it came 3 little games you can download:

"Where Is My Hammer" Everything can be smashed to pieces and there is a hammer. Created for the Indies VS PewDiePie game jam.

"Shotmephrenia" A FPS in which you have to shoot no one but yourself! Make perfect trickshots, figure out how to reflect the bullet over multiple panels and run and jump to catch your bullet! Created for the 7DFPS game jam.

"Nowhere" A very small but deeep artgame that messes with your head. Created for the Ludum Dare 31 gam jam.

Key Features

OVER-THE-TOP JOUSTING! - Countless enemies had been shot, hacked and slashed in the history of games. Now it is time to ram a wooden lance in some gut, send your foes flying, and watch them bite the dust! Body parts ripping off, ragdoll horse physics, and destructive environments included.

A BEAUTIFUL BRUTAL WORLD – Dive into a magical fantasy world full of treasures and adventures! Don't be fooled by the cartoony looks: here, simply bumping into a silly wooden fence spells a sudden end to your hero's life. If you fancy dying in a more heroic way, how about getting swallowed by a giant toad, falling into a lava pit, exploding from eating too much turkey, getting impaled by a Hitler Snowman, or just getting lit on fire by a dragon!

BUCKETLOADS OF CONTENT – Divided into three major parts - the Story Mode, the Endless Journey Mode and the Rogue Rider Mode - this game has a lot to offer and there is always something new to accomplish, find, or unlock. Power-ups, characters, view modes, mutators, quests, game mode variations, randomly generated hats, you name it! Did you ever wish to be a skeleton king with a fancy wig riding over rainbows on a flower-pooping pink unicorn? It's all up to you in this game!

INSPIRED BY CRASH BANDICOOT – Good third-person platformers were always hard to find on PC, when consoles sport countless shining examples: the first Crash Bandicoot titles, Spyro, Ratchet & Clank, and Super Mario were all a big inspiration for Last Knight. This game kicks it up a notch with non-stop jousting action, no-health instant death, procedurally-generated worlds, as well as custom-crafted levels with Knightmare levels in-between. To top it off, the new Rogue Rider Mode pushes it all into a rogue-like direction, and if you don't like third-person view, try playing in first-person mode!

Just Updated

New X-mas special mode: The Big Xmas Mow DownRider are roaming the kingdom trying to deliver X-mas presents. Joust them in the back or ram them in the side to snatch their presents. Presents can include giant throw able snowballs, treasures, silly mutations and rare randomly generated hats! Also make sure to joust those Horned Bucket Heads and send them flying. A merrily cheery Christmasy good time!

No DLC and No In-App Purchases

No payed DLC and no In-App purchases but lots of free randomly generated hats!

About This Game

Last Knight is a unique genre mix that combines platforming, action-packed riding
and ragdoll physics driven jousting! It is fast-paced action in a never ending randomly generated Unreal Engine powered fantasy world!

The story mode put it's player in control of a squire on its way of becoming a knight. But before he can prove himself, events of epic proportions make him the last hope for the kingdom! On his heroic adventure he will have to fight the horned bucket heads and oversized hungry creatures. He will have to get through a wide range of dangerous environments as well as his own Knightmares. But beside the story there is much more. Various game modes let you adventure through always different never ending generated worlds filled with riches and dangers. On your journeys you will also find quests that will take each of the characters on different missions in the hunt for fame and glory as well as gold and chivalry. Gold can be spent on fancy power ups, while chivalry can unlock world bending mutators and different view modes like the intense first person view. Cutting-edge features like a fully dynamic randomized weather system and a collision system that can alter basically everything of the world geometry make this game even more over the top.

Features:

A full-fledged adventure in the story mode

Randomly generated world in the different endless modes

Your own adventure in a generated kingdom in the Rogue Rider Adventure mode

Last Knight is a runner game frequently compared to Temple Run but honestly feels alot more like a game based around the Warthog level in Crash Bandicoot 1. There is a mode that allows endless running but there is also a story mode and an addictive rougelike mode. Hats, power ups and a food system offer a surprising amount of content for what appears to be just another runner. It is a good looking game running in the Unreal engine and has tons of charm. Accidentally making your rider eat a giant meat stacked burger and then fearing the sight of floating chicken wings is definitely a unique and rather comedic experience.

The sound effects and music are very well done and perfectly fit the theme of the game. Most importantly controls are tight and responsive making moments when a rival rider or monster knock you off your horse feel fair. The rag doll effects when you best your foes is a very enjoyable effect that never gets old. Though this is not the kind of games you would play for hours on end, it's more of a go to game when you have a bit of spare time and want a simple yet challenging gaming session.

This is one of the very few Early Access games that I am glad I supported, friendly dev that is open to suggestions and a released product that feels complete and polished. If you are one of those people that stare at your Steam list wondering what you should play I can think of no better go to game than Last Knight Rouge Rider Edition.

Last Knight: Rogue Rider Edition, is one of the those amazing games that steam fails to promote fairly.( notes , I got this game on April while it was on early access and i have a few hours on game-play but offline so it was not recorded, and I stopped updating it but since I saw it fully released now I updated and started playing again )

This game is really something , I liked it ever since I played it the first time although there were some glitches and Serious Framedrops at the beginning which stopped me from playing this game at first , but they are all fixed now and i'm enjoying this game a lot which is why I am making this review

To hit the point early, Whats not to like ? This game has beautiful artwork style, outstanding graphics, interactive story, great gameplay, Unlockables , Customizations, Secrets, Achievements , Trading cards, Stats , Controller supports and it also works beautifully on a keyboard and mouse so its got everything.

It is basically a running game, With Medieval touch, You're a knight on a horse the character keeps running, you dodge stuff jump And use your spear to thrust and the game gets better and better the more you play.

It supports huge screens with the resolution options, and while there it also has full graphics settings and the game is not that demanding with requirements I have a very normal laptop with a small Nvidia gpu and running this perfectly.

The game has some modes and stuff that makes it more entertaining, Such as Powerups to improve your strength by purchasing various items, unlocking quests for different characters throughout Endless mode ( which is really fun and hard ), More unlockables as you play through the game.

The game has (Mutators) which are more unlockables you unlock by getting (chivalry) points , they alter how the game is , For an example, one of them can turn this game into a first person view, and many more that changes the world and everything ( wont spoil it any further ) but they are brilliant

There also a "New world" Mode that is a randomly generated world you choose your path as you go on it has powerups and secrets and hats ! ( for customizing character ) And it is considered a Rogue-like , it spends a few seconds generating the new world ( a map for you to travel on ) and if you die its game over in this mode and you have to generate a new one, it is very different from the base game, you have a health Bar and find food to regain Hp, and after ever level you open up an inventory to upgrade your state and abilities.

And 4 other Fun modes to waste hours and hours on : )

Just by looking at those store Screenshots you can tell that this game is fun, Thats exactly the type of graphics I like in a video game, The water reflection, the trees the lights are so addictive and fun and the Animations with it are truly outstanding.

The game's soundtracks are really great, it brings out the medieval sense to this game along with this artwork.

I especially like the challenges in this game, it gets harder by the minute, faster and requires precision and more crazy stuff popping out and dragons ! you can't have a game with knights in it without dragons I always say !

The character designs are brilliant I love how they add this "Comedy" Touch to the game while maintaining its realistic forum and story.

So Overall.

- Pros : 1 - Wonderful Graphics, Animations, Artwork, Character designs, Style, Soundtrack 2 - Great addictive entertaining game-play, and a long story.3 - The game takes a while to finish and with the challenges and modes it could be at least 20 hours to begin with and i'm looking at more hours : ) 4 - Unlockables, Mutators that alters the game, Unlocking new characters , Customizing your own character and horse, Purchasing PowerUps, Endless mode for laughs and giggles ( and more secrets ) brings out more hours 5 - VERY fair store price ! I mean for this game you'd expect it to AT LEAST hit 14,99$ but this ? This is a great deal!

- Cons 1 - I feel the game is still not 100% optimized it COULD be that my laptop is just old , because when I minisize the game and bring it back up it freezes for a few seconds and takes time to start sometimes, Not sure if this should be a con because its the game or not a con because my laptop is getting old

This game is a must have for all you out there that enjoys those Runner games where you keep dodging stuff because this should be one of the tops, Everything about this game I just love so much I dare to say that you NEED to buy this game if you liked how it looks in the store

This. Game. Is. Awesome!Seriously. There isnt much to the game overall. You are a knight in armor on a horse with a lance, and you basically ride, jump, and joust your way through various levels while avoiding obstacles in your way (or smashing into/through them). There are a lot of game modes including an actual campaign, endless riding, and so on, plenty of upgrades and unlocks, quests, lots of little tweaks and skins, etc...

On the surface, this game seems overly simple, but it is really just pure, simple fun. The physics in the game provide lots of hilarious screenshots, especially the slow motion death scenes, which are abundant and cool looking (both yours and the deaths of your enemies).

This is definitely a game you can play over and over, for brief blasts (30 minutes) or for extended play periods.

This review probably doesnt do justice to how much fun this game really is, but I definitely recommend this one highly. You will apppreciate it whimsy and its gameplay.

Best runner currently on Steam, bar none, with a ridiculously active and enthusiastic dev team. There's no reason a casual runner should receive so much polish and so many meaningful updates, but it's clearly a labour of love for its creators.

I think what makes this title shine the most is the rogue rider mode. I find this game really fun with its replay value through rogue rider mode and how every time you die a new world generates. The rogue rider mode has neat little things like keeping your horse and yourself well fed, equipment for your protection, and mother♥♥♥♥ing hats! The thing about the hats is that its not just cosmetic as it can vary up how the game is played or even make it harder.

I'm no stranger to rogue-lites and the gameplay is interesting and different from other rogue-lite games that mostly focus on combat. This game focuses on your reflexs on obstacles and jousting enemies. Most of the time it is greed that will kill you. Its simple and its fun.

The thing is most appealing (imo) is the great wealth of content. Just look at all those achievements! There is a lot of things to unlock and discover. In Rogue Rider mode there are wonders on the map. I don't have a ♥♥♥♥ing clue what those are and I want to know! I think Rogue Rider mode is where you'll be spending the most time in.

I don't really have that much to complain about this game. Just don't overlook it as an endless runner you would find akin to mobile games. The game is good looking, its funny at times, it has a vault of content, it has quests, different modes to change how you approach the game, and most importantly its really fun.

(Edit) I'll also like to mention the growing number of negative reviews that have none of them even log in an hours worth of gameplay and don't even mention the biggest feature in this game that sets it apart from the ios version which is the rogue rider mode. Which is damn well worth the price btw! I just think the negative feedback is undeserved as this is a very fun game, its not misleading at all if you can look at the screenshots, and its not even full priced.

Last Knight, developed by Toco Games, is a PC game in which you will take on the role of squire, or knight in training. You will be faced with many different challenges, as well as many different modes to play in. This is a 3D rogue runner game. What I mean by this is that the levels are always going to be randomly generated, and you, on your horse, will constantly be going. You will have to joust enemies as they block your path. You will need to collect coins, and in some modes food.

Graphically you are looking at a game that looks very well polished. There's definitely some roughness to the polygons used, but that just fits the game. There's also an impressive amount of different play modes, when it comes to the story portion of the game. You will get to see the game from 3/4 view, 1st person, and top down. Making sure that all of these different views felt polished is quite impressive. There's also the fact that the levels are randomly generated, and the differing areas, path, cave, forest, etc flow seamlessly.

The music of the game is a very uplifting, medieval themed soundtrack that will have to getting into the game as you dodge the obstacles, take out the enemies, and collect the rewards.

The controls of the game are your WASD combo, well most of them. You are going to be using W to bring your lance down, and A and D to move from side to side. You will also use the space bar to jump, but in this game timing is everything, so you are going to have to be mindful of when you jump.

Alright so there's a lot to this game. There's really three complete modes in this game. You have an endless runner mode where you will basically try to last as long as possible in one shot. You will gain quests to complete, and you will of course be trying to collect as much treasure as possible. I will tell you this, though it is not clear, to complete the quests you receive you have to have the correct rider unlocked. That's one of the reasons you are collecting treasure, there's also power ups that can help you, but you will first have to gain enough coins/treasure to unlock those as well. There are several different modes within this mode, and they increase in difficulty and also have pre-requisites before they can become unlocked.

The second overall mode is the story mode. To truly master this mode you will have to play all the levels in the 3/4 view, 1st person, and top down. Each mode has the same overall story, but you will have to beat the levels in each mode. Unfortunately you can't pick the mode that's most comfortable for you, once you've unlocked it and continue the story from where you left off. There's going to be tons of knights, spiders, frogs, dragons, skeletons, and more that will stand in your way of saving the kingdom, but if you can make it through it all, a special prize awaits you.

The third overall mode is probably my favorite, as well as being the most frustrating mode. In this mode you will see the truly rogue-ness of the game. An entire world will be randomly generated for you, and you will have to navigate through said world, but if you die, the entire world goes boom. So there's no redos, there's no chance of continuing on after you have defeated 7 regions, you will have to start from scratch, even in the armor and items department. So as you can see it's amazing to have this randomly generated world where nothing is the same during any playthrough, but if you die the entire thing goes out the door, which to me causes me much stress. I would love to have the ability to be able to come back from a death, perhaps with a penalty, and continue on in the world. It just seems like such a waste of design to throw away something like that so quickly. There is one other thing that is a bit frustrating about this mode, and it doesn't really have to do with the gameplay, its the freaking overworld map, I can't seem to smoothly look over it, its always crooked and I feel that there's some magical stopping point for the camera which makes looking at different sides of the castle damn near impossible, or just selecting the next realm you want to be in.

So here's the deal, this is a game that is really easy to pick up and get lost in for a good chunks of time, most of these modes are quite rewarding, I just wish the last one felt that way. That being said this is still a very well put together game, and for those who like the runner style games, this is definitely something you have to get right away. There's a ton of content, and I think that anyone who gives this game a try will find that its more than worth the price tag. This game gets an 8.9 out of 10.

I absolutely love this game. I'm enjoying the new features and this developer has really made it a point to put time, effort and love into this game.

The game has simple mechanics, you move perpetually forward on your mount and joust, jump, dodge, etc your way through the levels. But, although it's easy to get into and control, the variety of content and the varying difficulty levels as you progress make it enjoyable throughout. It won't turn off the casual gamers, but it won't bore the hardcore gamers either, and there's a huge variety of upgrades and power ups. Even more so now after the full release.

Ha ha, "full release."

Definitely worth $7.99 if you're looking for something casual to play, that's controller enabled and won't over-tax your brain after a hard day's work. Great for long, or short gaming sessions. Also fun to trade off with friends (I like to do this with Rogue Rider mode and see how far we can get with our combined effort)

The fun for this game never ends. Campaign is a little repetitive but it's a nice kickstarter to anyone new to the game. Customization and challenges keep you coming back for more. Fun and simple. Anyone can enjoy.

Basically Last Knight Rough Rider is a running game with it´s own charming grafic but don´t underestimate it. It´s not that kind of game that you play 3 hours at a time but it won´t get boring so fast. It´s a kind of game which provides some horse action in a funny way not in the girly way that riding games usually are.

It has a story mode which you can play in different perspectives. An endless mode where you can rank up points unlock other characters and stuff and the third mode were you start from the castle and can make your way trough the area where ever you want to go. There are lots of different hats you can find for your characters and for the achievement hunters over 70 achievements to get.

At this point I like to mention the great and fast support of the dev solving the few bugs that we/ I encountered =)

I recommend this game if you are looking for some variety in your library - looking for a cheap game or just like smashing other knights off their horsies ^.^

MAC USERS BEWARE: READ FORUM FIRST BEFORE PURCHASE. - GAME PLAY IS A TON OF FUN THOUGH.

Bought the game, can't play it. So it doesn't matter to me how good it is. Dev acknowledges major mac compatability issues in the forum but there's no fix. Shouldn't be listed as a mac compatible game when it's known to have major issues and is listed as full release.

Update: Developer was quick to work with me and is trying to troubleshoot so I will vouch for their care about their customers.

Update 2: Developer found a way to get the game sort of running on my machine. The gameplay is fun but I still wouldn't recomend it to Mac user with the amount of issues and poor performance on Mac. Hopefully a unreal engine (the engine they use to run the game) update that is supposedly coming down the pipe will fix the issues with Mac. In the meantime i'd recommend that Mac users stay away.

I'm torn over this game... I watched the alpha videos in early development, I voted for it on Greenlight and then anxiously awaited it's release. I absolutely love the jousting platformer concept and I think the vibrant cartoonish graphics were an great stylistic choice that suit the game very well. It's a solid concept, however it suffers from a common symptom that plagues the modern era of gaming: it simply isn't challenging enough.

Last Knight has all of the right ingredients to make a fantasic game but falls short on just a few game mechanic choices. When the character is knocked from the horse you choose to continue from a check point or restart the stage. These retries are unlimited. You can do it over and over until you get it right. If the game had the old 3 lives/3 continues system it would make the game much more appealing. You could even use the coins collected in the game to purchase extra lives, giving them more functionality that just adding to your score.

So I have to admit I am a little disappointed in a few game mechanic choices but over all I still recommend giving Last Knight a go just for it's brilliant concept.

Last Knight just didn't grab me. I played until the cave chapter with the bats. I found the viewing angle a bit awkward at times, making it annoying trying to line up my lance. It was also rather repetitive in the short amount of time I spent with it. Jousting a bat felt very much like jousting a spider or little slime pouch that was sticking up out of the ground. I can see how someone looking to pass some time riding a bus playing the game on a mobile device might find more value in it, but for me there are so many better little action games to pick up and play for short periods of time, or something more substantial for longer gaming sessions.

This game is actually suprisingly fun to play on the PC. While I understand it is a mobile port, the added content, improved graphics, and friendly Dev all make it worth while.

It is a nice casual game to pick up and play for 15-30 min during breaks.

One thing to watch out for though is how often the screen shakes. It shakes a lot to simulate riding a horse. Something I found to counter this shaking is to actually ride a real horse while playing the game. Works great.